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Chapter 5: Escape

Sakura watched in horror at the battle before her. One moment Sasuke was winning the next moment Naruto was. The two boys were evenly matched. 'This wasn't supposed to happen!' thought Sakura 'None of this was!'

Finally Sasuke got the upper hand. He pinned Naruto against the tree, and took his kunai out. Sakura knew what was going to happen next. Tears now streamed down her face.

No. She wasn't going to let this happen.

"Stop!" Still sobbing she ran up to Sasuke. "Please don't! Leave Naruto alone!"

Sasuke turned around while still holding on to Naruto. She looked up at him. For once, Sasuke looked as if what she said actually hurt him.

"Why…why do you care so much about Naruto?" He asked her.

Sakura looked down at the ground. She wasn't sure what to say. Some thing about him, some thing about Naruto, made her happy. Some thing that Sasuke had never shown her.

"I…I ca…"

Suddenly Naruto grabbed hold of Sasuke's arm, and shifting his weight, he was able to free himself from Sasuke's grip. He quickly took out a kunai, and using the bottom, he brought it down on Sasuke's head. Instantly, he went limp, and fell to the ground.

Sakura stared at the raven hair boy. Her knees seemed to give in, and she slowly slid to the ground. Naruto walked over to her. He wrapped his arms around her.

"It's okay now" he whispered, as if he was afraid to break the silence around them. "I'll make sure he never hurts you"

Sakura laid her head on Naruto's chest. "I'm…I'm sorry Naruto…" With that, she drifted of to sleep.

Naruto gently laid her down on the ground. He stood up. "Right. Let's go! Kage bushin-no-jetsu!" Several Naruto clones appeared around him. "Come on everyone. Its time we pack up and leave."

Kiminaru: So everyone how did you like the chapter? Sorry its not very long, but at least you'll get more chapters in a shorter amount of time.

Naruto: I guess that's good.

Kiminaru: Yup

Sakura: Oh….I wonder where we're going

Sasuke: That's not fair. Are you just going to leave me there?

Naruto: Ya!

Sasuke: Grrrr….

Kiminaru: Anyways…

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